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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

CHARLES SMITH, prominent Knight OF
Labor and president of the Cooperative
Cigar Company, of Delaware, O., was AZ
rested recently by detective from Lancas-
ter, Pa, charged with being an escaped
convict. His aliases were Andrew EhmaD
and Michael Redman.
The Spanish Government is willing to
grant amnesty to Gorilla and other political
exiles provided their friends can induce
them to return to SPAN. 1t is believed
Gorilla will refuse to accept the Govern
ment's offer.
IT is reported that the British steamer
Neptune has been abandoned at sea.
THE Spanish Chamber of Deputies is dis
cussing bill for the leasing of the tobacco
monopoly.
THE French Cabinet has withdrawn the
supplemental budget rejected by the
Budget Committee and a crisis has been
averted.
THE European money markets were de-
pressed during the week ended January q
in consequence of the general war feeling
which prevailed.
THE London Daily Neps of the oath pro-
fessed to know that there was extreme
danger of war. 1t said that the Govern
ment was alarmed on account of its having
heard that Germany was likely within q
few days to ask France to explain the mean
ing of the French military movements on
the frontier.
CLEARING house returns for week ended
January % showed decrease in New York
Of Ga. In the other cities generally salts
factory increase was shown.
A STRONG movement is being made to
have Senator Van Wyck appointed as one
of the Interstate Railway Commissioners.
The Senate was not in session on the
I'D. The House concurred in the Senate
amendments to the bill FORGETTING the
Backbone" railroad grant. Considerable
difficulty was experienced in discussing
proposed legislation in consequence Of the
few members present, the roll cal. being
continually called. The House, however,
managed to consider the River and Harbor
bill to some extent.
Four hundred socialists attended the SER
vices at Battersea Church, London, on the
I'D. Canon Clarke was escorted to the
church by policemen, and in his sermon
defended himself against the attacks of the
socialists. Clarke was theoretically Kissed
MASKED robbers stopped the east-bound
train on the Texas & Pacific at Gordon, a
small station sixty miles west of Fort
Worth, Tex, at three o'clock ON the morn
ing OF the sd. All the money and valua-
b!es were taken out Of the express car, the
amount. not known definitely, although
some estimated the value at $4,000.
MRS. VAN zANDT, mother of the young
lady betrothed to Spies, the Chicago an
|archist, is quoted as saying: .''My daughter
and are going to Europe. We will pro-
ceed to Paris and take up our residence
there. 1t is our plan to remain in Paris un-
I1l . decision IL reached in the case Of
ISpies."
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

: ONE OF the greatest enemies of the
salmon and salmon fisheries i'm Oregon
is the sea lion. 1t is estimated that
half the salmon that come into the
Columbia river in the early part of the
season are captured by these big beasts,
which also damage nets to the amount
of thousands of dollars. Vast numbers
Of them congregate at Tillamook rock
and at Seal rocks, and it is suggested
that dynamite be used to force them to
seek other localities.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

LIEUTENANT SCHwATKA has aban-
doned his Yellowstone Park trip, owing
to illness, and returned to the Mammoth
Hot Springs. The high altitude snd
frosty atmosphere affected his lungs
and he was taken with a hemorrhage at
Grand Canyon. Haines, the photog-
rapher, has gone to the Geyser basins
to join the balance of the party, and
VIII take Il series of winter views.
Schwatka will remain at Mammoth Hot
Springs until the party gets back.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27
Miscellaneous.

THE Senate on the Goth confirmed the fol-
lowing Kansas postmasters: c. G. Moore,
Pleasanton; John j. Poston, New Kiowa;
B. L. Cline, COldwater; w. W. Dill, Cimar-
ron; L. w. Lee, Neodesha, and G. H. Tit
comb, Waterville.
PENSIONS were allowed on the 18th to the
following Kansans: Francis r. Pendleburg,
of Solomon City; Squire S. Lowering, Of
Washington; Preston Martin, of Winfield |;
William J. Donovan, of Peabody; George
W. Plunkett, of Pleasant Plains; William
j. Hawkins, of Quincy; George w. Turner,
of Belpre; Dewitt G. Weaver, of Silver
Lake; Freeman P. Bashford, of Concordia;
George w. johnson, of Manhattan; Edwin
r. Churchill, of Mankato; William FL. Har-
ris, of North Cedar; William Gardner, Of
Garfield; John II. Hayes, of Stockton;
David A. Bartlett, of Salem, and George
w. Rosecrans, of Leavenworth.
LATE post-office changes in Kansas:
Established, Colokan, Greeley County, Mrs.
Angie Morgan, postmistress; Mayetta,
jackson County, William L. Mann, post
master; Ruble, Leavenworth County,
Claude Lucand, postmaster. Name changed,
Gopher, st. John County, to Winona.
TOPEKA coal dealers are boasting of fur
nishing 1900 pounds for ton.
GOVERNOR MOONLIGHT was feasted and
toasted at Leavenworth on the ed.
KANSAS has 753 papers.
Two Shawnee County farmers recently
went to Topeka, put up at hotel and at
night blew out the gas. Not making their
appearance next morning the porter at
tempted to awaken them and failing re
moved the transom and in this way gained
entrance to the room. The smell OF gas
that greeted him was almost sitting. The
two men, who occupied one bed, lay appar-
emily lifeless. Medical assistance was
called and after working all day the men
were with difficulty restored to conscious
ness. They had close call.
GOVERNOR MOONLIGHT returned to Leav-
enworth from Washington the other morn
ing, after an absence of nearly two months.
SENATOR PLUMB has introduced bill to
provide for the holding of the District Court
of the United States at Salina.
The charter of the Kansas Valley Rail
road Company was filed in the Office OF Sec
rotary of State, the other day, the object OF
incorporation being the building OF a
standard gauge railroad and telegraph line
from point on the east line OF the State OF
Kansas, at or near Kansas City. westerly
along the valley of the Kansas and Smoky
Hill rivers. The estimated length OF the
line is 4O5 miles in the State Of Kansas, and
the capital is SO, 100000
CRUNP, the murderer Of Eli Wallace, was
recently permitted to plead guilty o! man
slaughter at Topeka, and was sentenced 70
ten years in the penitentiary.
PERKINS bill for the relief OF Mrs ke0ec'
ca Adams. of Cherokee, has been fayo:ably
reported TO the House.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

The Queen of Roumania, known in
literature as Carmen SYLVIA" has re-
Gently undertaken to deliver q course
of lectures on national literature at
the high school for girls in Bucharest.
Her Majesty has been for some time
accustomed to give lectures privately
in her palace to the young women of
the Leading families of Roumania.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

-Lottie Litewaite-"O Aurelia,
just think! Amy Blifkins is married. "
Aurelia Bagley--"Do l know her,
dear?'' "Do you-why, Aurelia, don't
YOU remember at Vassar how you
"Oh, yes; that was the little girl to
whom l vowed eternal friendship.
That accounts for my not remembering
her. "-PhiladelphiG Call.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

The Chronicle of Charlottesville. Va,
says that ten students from Harvard
and ten from the University of Vir-
ginia presented themselves for examina-
ton for the medical staff of the United
States navy, and nine of the ten Har-
ward men failed, while nine of the
other ten passed.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

Herman Shope, of Charleston, w.
Va, got up in the night for drink
and seized the wrong tumbler. There
was marble in it. and as he opened his
mouth it rolled down his throat. He
says he was scared at first, but feels bet
ter Wasktington Star.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

IT is reported that Russia has refused
the request of the German ambassador
at st. Petersburg to make an exception
in favor of Germans to the decree con-
polling foreign owners of Russian
land to become naturalizcd, or sell out.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

The recent Weber centenary brings
to mind the fact that that illustrious
composer received only beggarly re-
Enumeration for his works. "Sylvana"
only brought him 1852, "Abu Hassan"
S236 and ''Preciosa" 5000. For the i'm
mortal "Freischutz'' he received $495.
"Euryanthc" paid best, reaching 81, 4O5,
and "OberOnn fell to $2.475.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27
HistOrlcal Selma.

SELMA, Ala, Jan. "a declaration foI
the incorporation of the Selma Land I'm
provement & Furnace Company, with a
capital of s, 900, 900, was filed in the Probate
Court of this county to-day. The company
proposes to build a standard gauge railroad
into the Cahaba coal and iron fields, to erect
one steel and two iron furnaces, to build
rolling mills and establish kindred enter
prises. During the war between the States
the Confederate Government had here the
largest arsenal, naval foundry and ship
Yards in the Confederacy.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

PROF. EDWARD HITCHCOCK. of Am
herst College, has given to the Connect.
icut Valley Historical Society piece of
the rock from which the soldiers i'm the
Shay rebellion made their flints one
hundred years ago.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

ATTENTION was recently drawn in
Berlin TO the fact that the French Gov
eminent had been buying large guam
titles of timber in Alsacc-Lorraine with
the apparent purpose of building
wooden barracks at various points
along the frontier. The German theory
of the object of the French Govern
mcnt in this work is that it wishes to
facilitate an invasion of German ter
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

in the library of Gould, the Port
land Me. defaulter, which was sold at
auction few days ago, was found a
well-thumbed volume called '.Prison
life and Reflection"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

When Webster announced to the
world that there's always room at the
top he had no reference to the top Of
the column next to reading matter
advertisers please bear this in mind
ST. Paul Herald
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27

POSTMASTER GENERAL Villas is said
20 view with disgust those applicants
Tor office who are largely instrumental
in having post-offices named for him.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27
CURRENT COMMENT.

A STATUE of the first Aztec Emperor
wilt be unveiled in the City of Mexico.
February %.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-19
Tragedies.

BLooMlNGToN, Iod., Sept. ia tragedy
occurred at Harrodsburg, near here, yester-
day, in which Ellsworth Anderson was fatal
ly wounded. Mrs Sarah Meadows is a res
pectable widow. living alone in that place
with her three little children. About mid
night she heard some one at the door, and
upon asking who it was che recognized the
voice of Anderson, who is desperate char
acter. Half frightened she ordered him
away, threatening to shoot him if he did
not GO. Anderson left for the time, but in
about an hour returned and began pound.
ing on the door, Mrs. Meadows got re-
volver and no sooner did she have hold of
it than the door came open and Anderson
fell in the room. Instantly the woman
fred and Anderson started to run, crying
for help. He soon fel! to the ground. An
examination proved that the ball had en-.
tered about the centre of the breast, lcdg
ins in the spinal column.
KILLEEN, Tex, Sept. 19.-This place was
thrown into excitement over q killing
which happened yesterday about or Z
miles from here, in Coryell county. 1t ap.
pears that Fayette and John Darnelle were
returning home from Galesville when'
reaching thicket, they were fred upon.
John Darnelle was instantly killed. One Of
the ambushers. Newt. Black well, was killed.
1t is not yet known how many persons were
in ambush. Newt. Blackwell was brother
of Rev. Dick Blackwell, who was waylaid
aud killed three weeks ago. Both parties
have families. The excitement is running
high and more trouble may be expected, as
both men have great many connections.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-19
Eire andLoss oGLiGe.

NEW YORK, Sept. ia fire broke Out
this morning on the third floor OF the four
story brick building 10 South street, by
which one man lost bis life and another
WIS seriously burned. The two buildings,
10 and IL, are occupied by MIRA. Mary A.
McNally as saloon and lodging house.
She lost $1,000 Oh stock and Gstures, and
Thomas DoDohue, cigar and tobacco
dealer, suffered loss Of 81 500. Tho dam
age to the buildings is about $500 The
cause of the fire Is unknown. "a we'll aa the
amount OF insurance. Nelson Campman, GS
years old, canal boat captain, was found
dead in his bed from sunaca!ion. Meredith
Stewart, a lahorer, was so badly burned
about the hands aad arms that he had TO he
removed to The Chambers street h spitnl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-19
rsceapture orn Desperate.

IsnPEMING, Mich, Sept. 19-BiIly Nc
Lean, pugiiis: and Desperate, broke Jail at
st. Ignace on the 2od inst. when reward
OF $3.50 was offered for his capture. He ilsd
to Cocks Mill, near Two Hearted river, and
from there escaped to Canada at Sauit St.
Marie by tow boat. Saturday night he
visited saloon at the American Sault and
was met by Sheriff Mckenzie, who attempt.
ed to arrest him. The sheriff was badly cut
and kicked. Officers Freek5 and Ellis went
to the sheriff's assistance. and after q des.
perate struggle Mclean was placed in Jail.
Before morning Mclean broke his handcutfs
and the iron ventilator pipe in his cell and
dug out OF jeil. He was captured agaia by
party and was heavily roned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-19
Excitementin Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 19.-The city
is in ferment over the presence OF a large
number of detectives suddenly cenlered
here, mainly from outside The State and
supposedly in the interest of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad. The people of
the county vote next Thursday on the pro-
position to subscribe 100000 to the Tennes-
see Midland railroad, which is to run from
Memphis through Nashville to Bristol,
where it connects with tho Virginia Mid
land, thus giving a competing line East
The Louisville and Nashville ha, been
fighting the proposition, ard it is rumored
that these detectives are here to do The en-
ployees on election day and see that they
vote With their employers. The3 are quar-
tered at various hotels and boarding houses
3here is intense feeling, particularly as
among the Imported detectives ara two
named Laird and Collier, who were indct-
ed for tbs murder Of half doZ,n people
during the riots at East ST. Louis attending
the great Southwestern a.iike.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzET1 h


WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. 10, 1887.
Col. Robert Mayo of Westmoreland coua-
ty, Virginia. was here the latter part OF last
week. He says he will be renominated and
reelected "a the republican candidate of the
legislature in his county. He is not par
ticularly in love with General Malone, who
he says, instead of conciiating the prcmi-
nent republicans in the State.' has made
many OF them dislike him. He says the
republican candidate for the legislature in
Lancaster county declares himself for John
Wise for Senator He believes, however,
that If the republicans elect q majority OF
the legislature General Malone will be
elected U. s. Senator.
x.RepresentativeJ Amber Smith, ofVir-
ginia, has returned after months trip to
the far West on legal business. Mr.. Smith
says that west of the Mississippi social aud
business life is as distinct from that of the
East as it is from that of Europe and Asia,
and that it is astonishing, in view of the fact
that so many of the fathers of the people of
that section went from the East, how little
they know OF this seo,i0n.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-19
The Washington Family.

70 the editor of The Alexandria Gazette:
The papers have recently noticed the
death of VIM. Washington, of Kentucky,
the "nesrest relative of Gen. Washington"
This gentleman was the son OF Fairfax
Washington, who at one time owned many
of the finest estates of what is now Clarke
county, including Audiey, Frankfort, Lew
ellen, if am not mistaken, aud three valu
able farms nearby. The high price of wheat,
the result Of the war Of 1872, induced him
10 contract for large body of land relying
upon the anticipated high price of wheat,
some 81 80 per bushel, for the means OF pay.
ment; unfortunately for him peace was
soon afterwa:d declared and wheat went
down to less than one dollar per bushel
leaving him hopelessly involved and neces-
stating the sae not only Of the recently
purchased estates, but of his own as well.
He thcn moved to Kentucky and did rot
return to Virginia until the winter of 1911,
when he WAS selected by the electors OF
Kentucky, be being an ardent and devoted
Clay whig 10 be the bearer of the copy OF
the electoral vote of the State cent on to
Washington city.
This gentleman, Fairfax Washington, was
the son Ci W arner washington OF falfnelu,
a nephew OF the General, who married
Hannah Fairfax. the daughter of Washing
toms special friend and neichbor, William
Fairfax, Of Belvoir, near Mount Vernon.
She was the Hannah Washington of Fair
field, spoken of in Washington's will, and 10
whom was left miniature taken about the
time OF his death, with large locS of his
hair in the bacIe-the largest probably pos
sessed by any one person. This miniature,
50 highly valued as an heirloom, the owner,
q direct descendant Of tho said Hannah
Washington, impoverished By the late war,
was forced to sell, and it is now the proper.
ty OF most worthy and excellent gentle
man. One CT the daughters of Hannah
Washington a sister Of Fairfax Washington
and the grand mother of Capt. David Meade,
the late representative of Clarke county,
and of Judge Meade of your cty-a lady ex
tensively known and universally beloved.
was born while her parents were upon
visit to Mount Vernon, and Washington
was her godfather. Fairfax Washington
left nine children. William, whose death has
just been announced, being the eldest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-19
ACCIDENT AT R1yERToN.-On Saturda

ACCIDENT AT R1yEIToN.-0n Saturday,
the 10Th instant, about IL o'clock, what
might have been most appallieg accident
occurred in the quarry OF Carson Sons
lime works. While Patrick st. John and
Charles Crudden, jr, were loading g hole lG
feet deep with dynamite, it premature'y ex-
ploded, badly ipjnrine the forme: and shak
ing the latter up right severely. Tho hole
that was being loaded was at o distance OF
GO feet from the ground and both men were
on small scaflold hung from the top OF the
cliff. Had it not been that the dynamite
was uutamped or unpaoked, it would have
blown them to atoms, as we'll es six
or seven colored men who were immedi-
ately beneath them They had about
nine pounds Of dynamite in the hole-the
report can be imagined; the hearing of both
parties is much affected and it is feared Pat
st. John will lose the sight Of one eye. The
only explanation Of the affair is that when
dynamite is made it ia mixed with sawdust
or some other absorbent and is then rolled
into sticks six inches long by one and a.half
inches in circumference these are packed
in boxes, aud it may be taat while standing
on the end the nitrogiycerlne soaked to one
end, making it of such high percentage es to
render il dangerous if not most carefully
handled 1t my lave happened that such
piece as This got, like all tne rest, stuck in
the hole end would not stand the tampiug
necessary 10 get il TO its place-thus the
explosion Warren Messenger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-19
A HHasty Eviction.

DUBLIN, Sept. l9.-The sheriff and par
ty of police sailed in the yacht Shannon and
surprised Burke, Lord Claurieardi's tenant,
who occupied CIendegotf Castle, and evict-
ed him instantly. After the eviction the
castle was barricsded and twenty men were
left to defend it. When tho news of the ar
rival of the sheriff spread three thousand
persons gathered 10 resist the service OF the
writ, but they were too late to prevent
Burke from being evicted
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-19
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YoES, September 19.-Iho new week at
the Stcck Exchange opened with an active snd
decidedly weak market. first prices showing de.
clinos from Saturday iiual figures of lrom / t.
y per cent. generally. Farther material declines
wer established, the heayi's. lossc being in Eicl
mend and West Point q - and one or Two ether
stocks Tie downward movement was checked
by 1915, aud the market became dull aud stesdy
after slight rally The market exhibited ma
further feature, and at II O'Clock was dull AZ
steady ct shade better than the lowest prices
reached. Money easy at 5a6
BALr,xoRE, Sept 19.-Virginia Is conso..4t-.
=; psst-duc coupons -; 1o-40s -; rev =.
CO bid to day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-19

A DISPATCH from Richmond says: 1T Is
generally conceded that the knights OF labor
will vote against the democrats throughout
the State'' This can hardly be 50. Demo
Gratis are 70. knights, TO he sure, for, Accord
ing to Webster, knights are Of two kinds,
one being of aristoc,atic Fauk, and the other,
knights of ,hepos being shnrpers But, With
few exceptions. democrats are lntore's, ana
it would be unnatural if a party, more than
nine tenths of which are lAboring men,
should rot have The interests of labor al
heart